Introduction 3 2 1 Ignition Lift-off The voice from mission control is audible even over the roar of the rocket engines This is it the moment you’ve waited for eagerly Your eyes scan the control panel If anything goes wrong you have to know it instantly So far everything looks good Up you go through the thin layer of clouds higher and higher until the blue of earth’s sky becomes the blackness of space Suddenly there is silence All the engines have stopped You are in space You’ve trained and planned for this mission for years You’ve seen thousands of films but you never expected this sight One day some of us may actually experience space flight But until then we will have to rely on our imaginations We will be able to travel to the stars only through the creativity of writers the special effects of moviemakers and the magic of artists like you
